| Marker Number |
11255 |
| Atlas Number |
5313011255 |
| Marker Title |
Elwood Methodist Church |
| Index Entry |
Elwood Methodist Church |
| Address |
18937 FM 1119 |
| City |
Midway |
| County |
Madison |
| UTM Zone |
15 |
| UTM Easting |
232509 |
| UTM Northing |
3440478 |
| Subject Codes |
churches |
| Marker Year |
1983 |
| Recorded Texas Historic Landmark |
No |
| Marker Location |
Ellwood United Methodist Church. From Midway, take OSR 4 mi. W to FM 1119, 1.2 mi. N to church and marker, E side of the road, 0.3 mi. S of Bozeman Ferry Rd. |
| Private Property |
No |
| Marker Condition |
In Situ |
| Marker Size |
18" x 28" |
| Marker Text |
Begun in the 1840s, when the community of Elwood was known as French, this church first met in a log cabin built by James Blair Durham. Services were later held in a frame building near the cemetery before the present sanctuary was completed at the turn of the century. The cemetery and the nearby lone grave of a young girl are reminders of the area's early settlers, many of whom were members here. Through its leadership, the Elwood Methodist Church developed as a focal point for the surrounding rural area. (1983) |
